Frozen confection and edible container therefor



Nov. 22, 1,949 F. HARRISON 2,489,129

' FROZEN CONFECTION AND EDIBLE CONTAINER THEREFOR Filed Feb. 11, 1947 Patented Nov. 22, 1949 FROZEN CONFECTION AND EDIBLE CONTAINER THEREFOR Francis L. Harrison, Seattle, Wash.

Application February 11, 1947, Serial No. 727,825

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates generally to foods and particularly to an article of manufacture in the form of an edible baked shell for holding ice cream with a lling therefor.

The main object is to provide a container or holder for a single serving of ice cream which will overcome many of the undesirable features of the well-known ice cream cone.

The second object is to construct a shell for the purpose stated which will make is possible to serve cream at a lower temperature than is possible with conical shells.

The third object is to provide a type of shell which can be lled throughout its length.

The fourth object is to provide a shell from which the cream cannot be easily lost and in which all of the cream is confined within the limits of the shell in order to prevent dripping.

The fifth object is to expedite the filling of the shell by making the filling of the server a onestroke operation.

The sixth object is to make possible the serv ing of stratified cream within a single serving.

The seventh object is to facilitate the packaging of the filled shells for delivery to a customer or for carrying between a, filling point and the point of consumption.

The eighth object is to reduce the amount of breakage ordinarily occurring with shells of this type.

The nine object is to so relate the shell to its contents that the ice cream is held axially with relation thereto and spaced therefrom, thereby providing an insulating space around the ice cream which will retard the melting thereof.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through the shell and its ice cream contents.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 at its open end.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of Fig. 1 at its closed end.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4--4 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section through a Buck ice cream container showing stratified cream being used to ll my special form of shell.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing,there is shown a. cylindrical shell I0 of edible pastry having the slightly tapering section II which terminates in the closed end I2.

Opposite the section II is an outwardly tapering bell end I3. In practice the cylinder l0 could be 1112-" diameter inside and about 5 long While the bell would be about 1%, long. Obviously, any other desired dimensions could be used. The dimensions given are merely to illustrate the re1ationship of the elements involved.

The scoop or mold for forming the cylindrical plug of ice cream is a simple cylinder I4 having the two linger pins I5 while within the cylinder I4 is the piston I6 Whose rod I'I is provided with a push button I8. This type of device is in use in Various acts. It will be noted that the ice cream plug I9 is somewhat smaller than is the interior of the member I0, leaving an insulating air space 20.

It will be seen also that the end 2| of the plug I9 is within the tapering portion I I, where as the end 22 has become somewhat enlarged due to the pressure of the piston I6 thereby sealing the end of the cylinder I0.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have at once provided a convenient form of ice cream holding shell which accomplishes all of the objects above set forth.

I claim:

An article of manufacture consisting of a cylindrical pastry shell having one end closed and the opposite end open and bell shaped in combination with an ice cream plug of cylindrical cross section, having one end supported in the closed end of said container and having its other end supported in the bell end thereof whereby said plug will be held concentric with relation to said shell and spaced therefrom along its intermediate portion.

FRANCIS L. HARRISON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,693,261 Sweetland Nov. 27, 1928 1,893,842 Nehf Jan. 10, 1933 

